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H. W. Stewart: The absorption and partial 

 purification of catalase from liver. 



Opal Burres: A chemical and physiological 

 study of some enzymes and toxins from B. pyo- 

 cyaneus. 



O. C. Stanger: The action of light, of oxidizing 

 and of reducing agents upon a purified catalase. 



J. H. Brown: The nature and action of the 

 glycolytic enzyme of autolyzing muscle. 



R. D. Glasgow: The extraction and properties 

 of lipase from insects. 



Industrial Chemistry: Peofessoe Paee, De. 

 Meaes. 

 Brainerd Mears: Gas calorimeter. 



D. L. Weatherhead: Asphalts. 



W. F. Wheeler: Weathering of coal. 



J. M. Lindgren: Boiler water. 



F. W. Bliss : Occluded gases in coal. Determina- 

 tion of water by the phase rule. 



T. R. Ernest, W. S. Williams: Sand-lime brick, 

 and artificial silicates. 



E. C. Hull: Distillation of coal at low tem- 

 peratures. 



R. F. Hammer: Ammonia from nitrogenous 

 waste. 



W. F. Wheeler: Calorimetric studies. 



F. W. Kressman: Spontaneous combustion of 

 coal. 



Water Survey: Peofessoe Baetow. 



Softening of the water supply of Champaign 

 and Urbana. Clarification of cistern water. 

 Character of water from shallow wells in cities. 

 Municipal water supplies. 



L. I. Birdsall: Action of coagulantr; on Lake 

 Michigan water. 



W. C. Marti: Boiler water treatment. 



G. A. Van Brunt: Treatment of water with 

 bleaching powder. 



Agricultural Chemistry: Peofessoe Hopkins. 



L. H. Smith) C. H. Myers: Breeding of corn 

 and other crops to improve the chemical composi- 

 tion. 



J. E. Readhimer, W. G. Eckhardt, 0. F. Fisher, 

 E. Van Alstine, J. P. Aumer, J. B. Park, Gertrude 

 Niederman: Investigation of factors of fertility 

 for Illinois soils, including work on experiment 

 fields in various parts of the state and also pot 

 experiments. 



Robert Stewart : Quantitative relationships of 

 carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in soils. 



L. H. Smith, W. B. Gernert: Transmission of 

 the characters in corn with respect to the chem- 

 ical composition of the kernel. 



SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES 



THE WASHINGTON ACADEMT OF SCIENCES 



The annual meeting of the Washington Acad- 

 emy of Sciences was held at the Cosmos Club, 

 Washington, D. C, on Thursday, January 21, 

 1909. 



President Walcott and about thirty members 

 were present. 



After receiving and approving the reports of 

 the secretaries, treasurer and editor for the year 

 just closed, the following officers were elected for 

 the ensuing year: 



President — C. D. Walcott. 

 Vice-presidents : 

 Anthropological Society — Walter Hough. 

 Archeological Society — Mitchell Carroll. 

 Biological Society — T. S. Palmer. 

 Botanical Society — J. N. Rose. 

 Chemical Society — H. W. Wiley. 

 Engineers Society — D. S. Carll. 

 Entomological Society — ^A. D. Hopkins. 

 Foresters Society — Gifi'ord Pinohot. 

 Geographic Society — Willis L. Moore. 

 Geological Society — ^A. H. Brooks. 

 Historical Society — J. D. Morgan. 

 Medical Society — E. A. Balloch. 

 Philosophical Society — C. K. Wead. 

 Managers — 1910: Geo. M. Kober, F. V. Coville, 

 Bailey Willis. 1911: L. O. Howard, O. H. Titt- 

 mann, B. W. Evermann. 1912: L. A. Bauer, C. H. 

 Merriam, C. F. Marvin. 



At the close of the year the statistics of mem- 

 bership were as follows: 



Patrons 7 



Honorary members 1 



Life members 1 



Resident members 173 



Non-resident members 157 



Total 339 



The non-resident members are geographically 

 distributed as follows: California, 18; Canada, 4; 

 Colorado, 1; Connecticut, 10; District of Colum- 

 bia, 3; England, 1; Illinois, 7; Indiana, 5; Iowa, 

 2; Maryland, 8; Massachusetts, 24; Michigan, 1; 

 Minnesota, 4; Missouri, 5; Nebraska, 1; New 

 Hampshire, 3; New Jersey, 4; New York, 25; 

 North Carolina, 1 ; Ohio, 4 ; Pennsylvania, 13 ; 

 Philippines, 1; Rhode Island, 2; Tennessee, 1; 

 Texas, 1 ; Virginia, 3 ; West Virginia, 1 ; Wis- 

 consin, 4. 



During the year 1908 the academy published 

 Volume X. of its Proceedings, which contained 

 248 pages, 2 plates and 12 figures. 



